a new leader is sworn in after deadly protests force theous ter of the president. but the unrest threatens to further divide an already fractured nation. capturing a kingpin. how the authorities from u.s. and mexico closed in and caught the world's most wanted drug lord. and jason collins walks into history when he makes his way onto the court, becoming the first openly gay athlete to play in a major professional sport. captioning funded by cbs this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, february 24th, 2014. good morning, everyone. thanks for joining us. i'm tanya rivero in for

anne-marie green. this morning ukraine has a new temporary president and an uncertain future. oleksandr turchynov plans to work with the government. a top european official arrives in kiev today to discuss possible aid. it was a rejection of european trade pact by ousted viktor yanukovych that led to more than 80 dead. an arrest warrant has been issued for yanukovych. he refused to step down. susan mcginnis is in washington. susan, good morning. >> good morning. the latest here is yanukovych, the ousted president, is now wanted by police for the mass murder of innocent civilians. meanwhile the new president is promising to move ukraine toward europe and washington wants to

influence on what's russia's next move. they voted in oleksandr turchynov on sunday following theousster of viktor yanukovych. turchynov takes the reins. others seeking closer ties with the european union. t turchynov promises to move ukraine more toward europe, something the u.s. supports. >> let them determine their own future and a partition of ukraine is totally unacceptable and we need to act immediately to give them the economic assistance that they need based on rae forms that are going to be required. >> but russia calls the power shift in ukraine illegal saying it disregards the peace deal signed friday. the state department is sending its official numbers this week. the u.s. is warning russia not

to act with military force. >> that would be a grave mistake. that's not in anybody's interest to see the country split. it's in knob's interest to see violence escalate. >> he wants good relations. he hopes to swear in a new government tomorrow. now, the ouster of president yanukovych is raising a lot of speculation that the former plt who wasn't recently leased from prison may make a new play for power. it's too early to tell but she is a very controversial figure in ukraine. >> susan mcginnis in washington. thank you. after 17 days, dozens of convenience, hundreds of medals around a fair amount of controversy, the winter olympics have come to a close. alphonso van marsh joins us from sochi with a last look at this year's winter games.

>> reporter: good morning, tanya. there are plenty of people here shopping the streets looking for discounts. just as importantly or more importantly russian organizers are prepares for the paralympic games with f 00 athletes from more than 40 countries. it seems the #sochiproblems won't go away. lots of tweets from olympians from sochi international airport saying they're suffering from cold temperatures inside, general chaos, and lock lines. but here in sochi, russia, last night, they gave the spectators and athletes an amazing spectacular send-off. thousands watched and took part in the closing ceremony. it was a celebration of russian culture and history and organizers poked fun at themselves. they re-enacted a gaffe when one olympic ring failed to open. one of the mascots shed a tear

as it blew out the flame and as those shows are over the baton was passed on to the next host city, pyeongchang, south korea. canada brought home the gold in its signature sport. the men's ice hockey team shut out finland, 3-0, if-to-win gold in the second straight olympics. the host nation surged to the top of the medal counts. russia wins with the most total medals 3rk 3, and the most gold 13rks. the united states scored 28 medals. canada, norway, and the netherlands fill out the top five. so it was a successful games for the russian competitors and russian organizers, they did face criticisms for overruns and construction delays, but while there were some terror threats with a lead-in to the games it appears security kept that from rising.

>> thank you. jason collins' line in the box score was unremarkling. as the brooklyn nets beat the l.a. lakers 108-102. but when collins step odden the floor last night, he made history, becoming the n ba's first openly gayive player. ko im has our report. >> reporter: jason collins receive add warm welcome in los angeles as he entered the game for the nets, the first openly gay player in a major team sport says right now he's more focused on learning brooklyn's plays than anything else. >> i don't have time to really thing about history right now. i just have to, you know, focus on, you know, my job tonight. >> collins revealed he was guy last spring to "sports illustrated." at the time the 12-year veteran was a free agent. no team had picked him up until now. he says the last ten months has been incredible. >> life is so much better for me. i don't have to hide who i am.

i can just be myself. >> reporter: collins has a message for young players. >> be your true authentic self and never be afraid or ashamed or have any fear. >> reporter: the 35-year-old has played with the nets be ever with jason kidd as point guard. kidd is now the coach in brooklyn. the new team tweeted this photo of kidd watching collins sign his ten-day contract. the nets say it was purely a basketball decision to sign collins, but it marks another milestone for brooklyn. nearly 57 years ago jackie robinson broke baseball's color barrier when he joined the brooklyn dodgers. ko im for cbs news. >> and the news about jason collins as mikael samuelsson tries to become the first openly gay player in the national football league. he began working out at the nfl scouting combine yesterday. on saturday sam said if he is drafted he ice not worried about how he'll be treated. >> i've been in locker rooms

where all kinds of slurs have been said, you know, and i don't think anyone means it. i think the little nigh've and uneducated, you know, but as time goes on, everyone will adapt. >> sam says he wants to be known as a football player, not a gay football player. on the "cbs moneywatch," netflix strike as deal for speedier streaming and gas prices creep up. jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, jill. good morning, tanya. netflix is paying broadband supplier comcast to ensure faster speeds for its tv shows and movies. the deal was announced yesterday and comes after customers complained of slow service. netflix will deliver its tv and movies directly to comcast, eliminating a third party provider, results in faster speeds. netflix says 33 million subscribers in the u.s. asian markets saw profit taking from news from china on slowing housing prices. tokyo's nikkei lost a quarter

percent. hong kong's hang seng lost nearly 1%. here on wall street stocks opened after losing ground on friday. the dow jones lost 30 points the nasdaq lost 4 points. >> the price of gas is going up. according to the lundberg survey nationwide the cost of regular gas rose 12 cents in the last two weeks to $3.41 but the price is still 38 cents lower than this time last year. tanya? coming up on the "morning news." caught on camera, midair collision. a bird hits the windshield of a small plane, shattering the window. this is the "cbs morning news." , and less saturated fat? it's eb. eggland's best eggs. better taste. better nutrition. better eggs. it's eb.

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hour sent pieces of the windshield flying. >> it was a slap in the face literally. like i said, i tried to kind of like duck down to the right a little bit after it happened just to get out of the air that was coming in because i was doing about 170 miles an hour. the feathers were flying. i thought he was in back of the plane somewhere. >> weber kept his calm and guided his plane to a safe landing. one of the world's most notorious drug lords is in custody this morning. joaquin guzman known as "el chapo" is in custody this morning. they have been after guzman for more than a decade. >> reporter: "el chapo" gus man was found in a resort. while he's been on the run since 2001, it was over the last few months, even weeks, that his room to maneuver shrank to a few

feet. >> he was a mexican operation. he relies on strong collaboration between mexican authorities and u.s. law enforcement that has been going on for months. >> reporter: since november a slew of his henchmen have been gunned down or arrested. intelligence from wiretaps recently led to a broad crackdown in guzman's area of operations. they seized drug, money, and ten more lieutenants. that led to a number of safe havens along mexico's pacific coast. authorities missed guzman by only seconds by about ten days ago when he disappeared down a tunnel but the chase ended saturday morning without a struggle. in the past violence was a guzman trademark, a means to expand his grip on the drug

trade nchl chicago he had an army of 100,000 armed gang out rivals without regard to the many innocents caught in the crossfire. jackson riley, the dea special agent in charge here, has been fighting guzman for years. he told "48 hours," guzman didn't particularly like that. >> he made it clear to some of his subordinates he'd like to see my head lopped off. i've still got my head. >> reporter: guzman bribed his way out of a prison 13 years ago but president mora says it won't happen again. >> he's locked up in the most reliable prison we have in mexico and suddenly once bitten, twice shy, we will take our precautions in this case. >> right now guzman is in a cell underground in mexico city where he's waiting in trial, probably first in mexico and possibly in chicago or one of several other u.s. jurisdictions that want to

bring him to justice. dean reynolds, cbs news, chicago. still to come, how all of this win tell weather is wrecking roadways and costing drivers. and in sports, a tough shot from the rock extends the fine round of match play championship. you're watching the "cbs morning news." completely. it-free and dissolves so you can feel free to add it to anything. and feel better about doing it. better it with benefiber. lemme just get this out of here. to go. unlike some places, we don't just change your oil. our oil offer comes with a four-tire rotation and a 27-point inspection. and everything looked great. actually, could you leave those in?

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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. now for a check of today's national forecast. 4 to 5 inches of snow will fall in the northern plains. the cold heads south, but today mild weather will linger over much of the region. temperatures will start to drop in the northeast, and look for showers across washington and oregon. for drivers, this winter has

been anything but a smooth ride. the extreme cold and snow have wrecked the nation's roads. as jeff pegues reports, that's been costly for motorists and for cities. >> reporter: spring can't come soon enough for the nation's roads. the extreme cold and snow has been chipping away at the infrastructure of american cities, leaving holes in drivers' wall lets. it will cost this woman $90, maybe more to repair her right side tire. what did it feel like when you hit the pothole? >> it was awful. it was very scary. it jarred me and even my air bag deployed on the side. >> reporter: the country spends $377 annually on driving roads that desplatly need pothole repairs. they form when water and ice

seeps into the hole, freezes and expands. when the ice melts there are gaps and passing vehicles cause it to break up. this winter's streets and highways are taking a pounding and with more cold weather in the forecast, more new york city workers like albert mercado will end up fixing more than the potholes they've already fill. that's more than the last two years combined. >> reporter: every fourth car pulling into this repair shop need as new tire because of pothole damage. oh liv ya scotland is the manag manager. >> reporter: kofi minor just found out she didn't just ruin her rim and tire, the pothole damaged the front of her car. the cost of drives these roads just went up. jeff pegues, cbs news, washington. and coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," google's ceo eric

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good morning and welcome to wusa 9. what a lovely weekend we had. go back, get the coats, the gloves and the hats, you'll need them starting this monday february 24th 2014 but you

ain't seen nothing yet. howard has that for us later, i'm andrea roane. >> and i'm mike haiduk. we spent some time on the national mall, it was gorgeous this weekend. >> everyone was out, they were biking, walking. >> what did you guys do howard? >> we were busy at the house. saturday night had the heart ball. >> and our dylan was there. >> the boy here friday morning, great story there. a lot of great stories. >> we didn't need jackets on the weekend, but now? >> reporter: winter is not dead yet. while there will be a quiet monday and tuesday, a little bit of snow is going to fall. while it is not much the timing is the real concern. it doesn't take much, will be one of the timing issues the administrators were up overnight pulling their hair out. temperatures in the mid-40s, upper 40s, skies go mostly

sunny. we are looking at the last couple of sprinkles here on doppler 9000 this morning, pulling away off to our south and east. southern prince george's here, dunkirk and northwestern calvert, through la plata and back from around annapolis, toward shadyside. all this is moving east. but that is all that is left over. temperatures are dropping. down to 43 in dc. mid-30s, 33 in hagerstown. a few slick spots in western maryland, where cumberland is 31. temperatures now in the teens. it is going to be a breezy day, too. winds gusting in the 20 to 30 miles per hour range. monika samtani came in this morning, all this police activity. >> reporter: northbound side of i-27 0, it was a tanker truck

and car involved in a crash. it happened in local lanes and affected the main line as well. they were worried about a fuel spill. nothing was found, in fact let's take a live look at our camera, you may see flashing lights here. that is just the left over activity, but as you can see, volumes are really light. it is not affecting traffic. again it was a tanker truck and car involved. no problems on 95, springfield we are in great shape. no delays on 395 to the 14th street bridge, hov lanes are open. we'll take a live look, this is 66 coming in on the inbound side. no delays right now. back to you guys. this story was jaw-dropping from over the weekend. it was considered one of the

most senseless brutal murders in montgomery county's history. samuel shin b.j. ryan and a former classmate mutilated the body of alvarado enrique taylor. >> this is a horrible story. shine b.j. ryan fled to israel, until this weekend when he was killed in a shootout with prison guards. >> reporter: first obviously i was very shocked. but then i wasn't surprised. >> montgomery county state's attorney, maryland attorney general douglas ganther were the original prosecutors on the case. they both got a similar phone call sunday morning and it was not the one they were expecting. >> i thought they were calling, telling me he was being released from jail. >> reporter: israeli police says he rs and

then barricaded himself in the cell before being shot to death by israeli special forces. his remains -- the victim's remains were found scattered. needle was arrested and later committed suicide in jail. shine b.j. ryan, with the help of his father, fled to israel. >> this was an international incident. >> reporter: prosecutors thought to bring him back to the u.s. to face trial, but ultimately lost when he successfully gained refuge in israel. although he was not a citizen, it was ruled he inherited his citizenship from his father. he was tried from israel and found guilty. prosecutors say a case like this will never